Professional Visual Studio Extensibility

Author : Keyvan Nayyeri
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470230843
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Visual Studio Extensibility written by Keyvan Nayyeri and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-03-24 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual Studio is a development IDE created by Microsoft to enable easier development for Microsoft programming languages as well as development technologies. It has been the most popular IDE for working with Microsoft development products for the past 10 years. Extensibility is a key feature of Visual Studio. There have not been many books written on this aspect of Visual Studio. Visual Studio Extensibility (VSX) can be considered a hard topic to learn for many developers in comparison with most .NET related topics. Also, its APIs are very complex and not very well written. Some may refer to these APIs as “dirty” because they do not have good structure, naming convention, or consistency. Visual Studio is now 10 years old. It was created during the COM days for COM programming but later migrated to .NET. However, Visual Studio still relies heavily on COM programming. It was revamped when moving to the .NET platform but still contains its COM nature; this fact is what makes it harder for .NET developers to work with VSX. Because it is an older product built on two technologies, it has produced inconsistency in code. Although there are problems with the current version of VSX, the future looks bright for it. The many different teams working on the software have been moved into one umbrella group known as the Visual Studio Ecosystem team. Throughout the past 10 years Visual Studio has continued to grow and new extensibility features have been added. Learning all of the options with their different purposes and implementations is not easy. Many extensibility features are broad topics such as add-ins, macros, and the new domain-specific language tools in Visual Studio. Learning these topics can be difficult because they are not closely related to general .NET programming topics. This book is for .NET developers who are interested in extending Visual Studio as their development tool. In order to understand the book you must know the following material well: Object-oriented programming (OOP), the .NET Framework and .NET programming, C# or Visual Basic languages, some familiarity with C++, some familiarity with XML and its related topics, and Visual Studio structure and usage. A familiarity with COM programming and different .NET technologies is helpful. The aims of this book are to: Provide an overview of all aspects of VSX Enable readers to know where/when to use extensibility Familiarize readers with VS Extensibility in detail Show readers the first steps and let them learn through their own experiences Use examples, sample code, and case studies to demonstrate things in such a way that helps readers understand the concepts Avoid bothering readers with long discussions and useless code samples In order to use this book, and get the most out of it, there are some technical requirements. You must have the following two packages installed on your machine to be able to read/understand the chapters and test code samples: Visual Studio 2008 Team System Edition (or other commercial editions) Visual Studio 2008 SDK 1.0 (or its newer versions) You will need to buy Visual Studio 2008 to register for an evaluation version. The Free Express editions of Visual Studio do not support the extensibility options. The Visual Studio SDK is needed in order to read some of the chapters in the book and can be downloaded as a free package. The operating system doesn’t matter for the content of the book, but all code was written with Visual Studio 2008 Team System Edition in Windows Vista x86. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 will give you an introduction to the basic concepts you need to understand before you can move on to the rest of the book. Chapter 4 discusses the automation model, which is an important prerequisite for many of the chapters in the book that focus on add-ins, macros, and VSPackages. Chapters 5-14 will utilize add-ins in a case study to learn about the main responsibilities of the automation model and some of the more common techniques used in VSX development. Each of the following chapters is dedicated to a specific extensibility option; they are independent of one another and you can read them in any order. It is important to read chapters 4-14 before you begin reading about the specific extensibility options. Chapter 5 contains a walk-through of the Add-in Wizard and describes its steps. Chapter 6 will show you the anatomy of add-ins and explain how to create add-ins and how they work. Chapter 7 discusses how to manipulate solutions, projects, and project items via your code to build add-ins. Chapter 8 shows you how to deal with documents and code editors in your add-ins. Chapter 9 explains how to work with programming codes and how to manipulate their elements. Chapter 10 describes some ways to work with user interface elements, Windows Forms, and controls via code in your add-ins. Chapter 11 discusses the Tools Options page and uses add-ins as the case study to show you how to create your own Tools Options pages. Chapter 12 teaches you how to debug and test your add-ins. Chapter 13 shows you how to deploy your add-ins. Chapter 14 completes the discussion about add-ins by talk about resources and localization of add-ins. Chapter 15 discusses a new feature in VS 2008: the Visual Studio Shell. Chapter 16 talks about domain-specific language tools; you will learn how to build them and see a quick overview of DSL tools. Chapter 17 discusses debugging and how to extend debugging features. Chapter 18 talks about VSPackages as a way to extend VS functionality and add something new to its existing packages. Chapter 19 teaches you what a code snippet is and how to write and manage code snippets in Visual Studio to make your coding process easier. Chapter 20 talks about VS project templates and starter kits and how to write your own project templates. Chapter 21 focuses on MSBuild and writing custom builds for Visual Studio and .NET applications. Chapter 22 discusses Visual Studio macros in detail and explains how to build a Visual Studio macro. Keyvan Nayyeri is a software architect and developer. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics. His main focus is on Microsoft development technologies and their related markup languages. Nayyeri is also a team leader and developer for several .NET open-source projects; this includes writing code for special purposes. He holds an MVP award for Comunnity Server. He recently co-authored Wrox Professional Community Server (2007).

Author : Rishabh Verma
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1484258533
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visual Studio Extensibility Development written by Rishabh Verma and published by Apress. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the extensibility model of Visual Studio to enhance the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). This book will cover every aspect, starting from developing an extension to publishing it and making it available to the end user. The book begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of Visual Studio including data structures and design patterns and moves forward with the fundamentals of the VS extensibility model. Here you will learn how to work on Roslyn - the .NET compiler platform - and load extensions in VS. Next, you will go through the extensibility model and see how various extensions, such as menus, commands, and tool windows, can be plugged into VS. Moving forward, you’ll cover developing VS extensions and configuring them, along with demonstrations on customizing extension by developing option pages. Further, you will learn to create custom code snippets and use a debugger visualizer. Next, you will go through creation of project and item templates including deployment of VS extensions using continuous integration (CI). Finally, you will learn tips and tricks for Visual Studio and its extensibility and integration with Azure DevOps. After reading Visual Studio Extensibility Development you will be able to develop, deploy, and customize extensions in Visual Studio IDE. What You Will Learn Discover the Visual Studio extensibility and automation model Code Visual Studio extensions from scratchCustomize extensions by developing a tools option page for themCreate project templates, item templates, and code snippets. Work with code generation using T4 templatesCode analysis and refactoring using Roslyn analyzersCreate and deploy a private extension gallery and upload the extensions Upload a VS extension using CIShip your extension to Visual Studio MarketplaceWho This Book Is For Developers in Visual Studio IDE covering C#, Visual Basic (VB), JavaScript, and CSS.

Author : Ian Griffiths
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 9780596003609
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering Visual Studio .NET written by Ian Griffiths and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book enables intermediate and advanced programmers the kind of depth that's really needed, such as advanced window functionality, macros, advanced debugging, and add-ins, etc. With this book, developers will learn the VS.NET development environment from top to bottom.

Author : Nick Randolph
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118059522
Total Pages : 1137 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professional Visual Studio 2008 written by Nick Randolph and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 1137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional Visual Studio 2008 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is the latest version in the ongoing evolution of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and this resource examines the diverse facets of the IDE—from common tasks to intricate functions to the powerful tools that accompany the main code editing and design windows. Written by a unique author duo and offering an in-depth look at the powerful and fascinating features and techniques of the IDE, this book explores each aspect of the development life cycle from the perspective of how Visual Studio 2008 can make your life easier. Each chapter is packed with examples that illustrate uses for various tools, commands, and shortcuts of Visual Studio 2008. You will gradually learn to identify where a feature is used, conclude how you can use it to its fullest potential, and then seamlessly apply that feature to help solve real-world problems.

Author : Rishabh Verma
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 9781484298749
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visual Studio Extensibility Development written by Rishabh Verma and published by Apress. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Visual Studio extensibility for an enhanced Visual Studio IDE experience. This book is a comprehensive guide that covers every facet of developing, debugging, and publishing extensions that amplify your productivity, tooling, and analysis within the Visual Studio IDE. This new edition is updated for Visual Studio 2022, which is the latest and greatest version of Visual Studio. Since the last edition, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by the storm. This revised edition demonstrates how AI can take your extensions to unparalleled heights using ChatGPT. The book begins with an introduction to the essential concepts of Visual Studio, including data structures and design patterns before diving into the fundamentals of the Visual Studio extensibility model. Here you will learn the anatomy of a VSIX and how extensions are discovered and loaded in Visual Studio. Next, you will explore the extensibility model and see how various extensions, such as menus, commands, and tool windows can be plugged into Visual Studio. Moving forward, you’ll cover developing VS extensions and how they can be made configurable by customizing the UI and options page, and you’ll learn to develop a VS extension that leverages ChatGPT. Next, you will see how to extend the most often used component of Visual Studio, the code editor, before creating your own sample code snippets and templates. This is followed by a demonstration of how to deploy extensions using continuous integration (CI). Finally, you will learn tips and tricks for Visual Studio and its extensibility, along with a few highly valuable extensions. After reading Visual Studio Extensibility Development, you will be able to develop, debug, customize, and deploy extensions in Visual Studio IDE. What You Will Learn Master the art of personalizing extensions through the creation of dedicated tools option pages Extend commands, editor, and tool window of Visual Studio Seamlessly integrate artificial intelligence in Visual Studio extensions Create project templates, item templates, and code snippets to streamline your development process Enhance IntelliSense for your custom project needs Publish your extension in the Visual Studio marketplace Who This Book Is For Developers, Programmers, Engineers, Architects, Instructors, Innovators, Students and Technology enthusiasts leveraging Visual Studio IDE.

Author : Paul Schroeder
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1800200145
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visual Studio 2019 Tricks and Techniques written by Paul Schroeder and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the full power of the Visual Studio IDE to take your coding skills to the next level by learning about IDE productivity practices and exclusive techniques Key FeaturesIncrease your productivity by leveraging Visual Studio 2019's improvements and featuresExplore powerful editing, code intelligence, and source code control features to increase productivityDelve into VS’s powerful, untapped features such as custom project templates and extensionsBook Description Visual Studio 2019 (VS 2019) and Visual Studio Code (VS Code) are powerful professional development tools that help you to develop applications for any platform with ease. Whether you want to create web, mobile, or desktop applications, Microsoft Visual Studio is your one-stop solution. This book demonstrates some of the most sophisticated capabilities of the tooling and shows you how to use the integrated development environment (IDE) more efficiently to be more productive. You’ll begin by gradually building on concepts, starting with the basics. The introductory chapters cover shortcuts, snippets, and numerous optimization tricks, along with debugging techniques, source control integration, and other important IDE features that will help you make your time more productive. With that groundwork in place, more advanced concepts such as the inner workings of project and item templates are covered. You will also learn how to write quality, secure code more efficiently as well as discover how certain Visual Studio features work 'under the hood'. By the end of this Visual Studio book, you’ll have learned how to write more secure code faster than ever using your knowledge of the extensions and processes that make developing successful solutions more enjoyable and repeatable. What you will learnUnderstand the similarities and differences between VS 2019 and VS CodeGet to grips with numerous keyboard shortcuts to improve efficiencyDiscover IDE tips and tricks that make it easier to write codeExperiment with code snippets that make it easier to write repeating code patternsFind out how to customize project and item templates with the help of hands-on exercisesUse Visual Studio extensions for ease and improved productivityDelve into Visual Studio’s behind the scene operationsWho this book is for This book is for C# and .NET developers who want to become more efficient and take advantage of features they may not be aware of in the IDE. Those looking to increase their productivity and write quality code more quickly by fully utilizing the power of the Visual Studio IDE will also find this book useful.

Author : Du Preez Ockert J.
Publisher : BPB Publications
ISBN 13 : 9389328330
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visual Studio 2019 In Depth written by Du Preez Ockert J. and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step guide to all the tools and extensions in the Visual Studio 2019 IDEKey featuresa- Create and use custom IDE extensionsa- Find, download, and use the best IDE extensions for web, mobile, Azure, and Windowsa- Enhance programming experience and time with debugging toolsa- Enhance coding capabilities with coding toolsa- Test projects proactivelya- Create powerful web, mobile, and Azure solutions for the real worldDescriptionThis book peeks into every corner of the Visual Studio IDE and will help you get started with the latest 2019 version. Right from installation, you'll discover new features within the tool and the optimal way to use the features you may already know. You'll learn, for example, how to extend Visual Studio with your own customizations, so that you can make it perform the way you want. You will then explore everything about NuGet package, test applications using Live Unit Testing, and learn how to make code templates using the T4 code generation tool. You'll get to grips with the richer JavaScript IntelliSense, which will help you focus more on coding. Moving on, you'll learn to work with the dedicated workloads for data storage and data science. You will also review the more advanced architecture tools concealed within the IDE and finally create cloud-first applications powered by Microsoft Azure using the built-in suite of Azure tools.What will you learnBy the end of the book, you will be able to tackle any solution for any platform head-on. You will create real-world solutions from start to finish. By using the tools and extensions outlined in this book, you will be able to code better and faster, debug better, share your code with more peers, test your code better, and install or publish your apps quicker and without issues.Who this book is forThe book is intended for any .NET developer. You can be a seasoned developer or a newbie just starting out. This book will play a pivotal role in presenting all the tools you need to become a better developer.Table of contents1. Getting started with Visual Studio2. Digging in the Visual Studio IDE3. IntelliSense4. Language & coding changes in C#5. What's new in .Net core6. Built-in tools7. Debugging tools8. Testing tools9. ASP.NET tools10. Mobile tools11. Azure tools12. IDE extensions13. ASP.NET extensions14. Mobile extensions15. Azure DevOps extensionsAbout the authorOckert du Preez is a self-taught developer who started learning programming since the days of QBasic. He has written several articles over the years detailing his programming quests and adventures. .NET is his second love, just after his wife and kid. He has always been an avid supporter of .NET since the beginning, and is an expert in VB and C#.He was given the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award for .NET (2008-2017). He has worked as a moderator and an article reviewer and currently writes articles for CodeGuru, Developer.com, DevX, and the Database journal.His blog: https://www.codeguru.com/member.php/Hannes+DuPreez/

Author : Tarun Arora
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788830148
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Azure DevOps Server 2019 Cookbook written by Tarun Arora and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 70 recipes to effectively apply DevOps best practices and implement Agile, Git, CI-CD & Test automation using Azure DevOps Server (TFS) 2019 Key FeaturesLearn improving code quality using pull requests, branch policies, githooks and git branching designAccelerate the deployment of high quality software by automating build and releases using CI-CD Pipelines.Learn tried and tested techniques to automate database deployments, App Service & Function Deployments in Azure.Book Description Azure DevOps Server, previously known as Team Foundation Server (TFS), is a comprehensive on-premise DevOps toolset with a rich ecosystem of open source plugins. This book is your one stop guide to learn how to effectively use all of these Azure DevOps services to go from zero to DevOps. You will start by building high-quality scalable software targeting .NET, .NET core or Node.js applications. You will learn techniques that will help you to set up end-to-end traceability of your code changes from design through to release. Whether you are deploying software on-premise or in the cloud in App Service, Functions, or Azure VMs, this book will help you learn release management techniques to reduce release failures. Next, you will be able to secure application configuration by using Azure KeyVault. You will also learn how to create and release extensions to the Azure DevOps marketplace and reach million developer ecosystem for feedback. The working extension samples will allow you to iterate changes in your extensions easily and release updates to the marketplace quickly. By the end of this book, techniques provided in the book will help you break down the invisible silos between your software development teams. This will transform you from being a good software development team to an elite modern cross functional software development team. What you will learnSet up a team project for an Agile delivery team, importing requirements from ExcelPlan,track, and monitor progress using self updating boards, Sprint and Kanban boardsUnlock the features of Git by using branch policies, Git pull requests, forks, and Git hooksBuild and release .NET core, SQL and Node.js applications using Azure PipelineAutomate testing by integrating Microsoft and open source testing frameworksExtend Azure DevOps Server to a million developer ecosystemWho this book is for This book is for anyone looking to succeed with DevOps. The techniques in this book apply to all roles of the software development lifecycle including developers, testers, architects, configuration analysts, site reliability engineers and release managers. If you are a new user you’ll learn how to get started; if you are an experienced user you’ll learn how to launch your project into a modern and mature DevOps enabled software development team.

Author : Brian Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780735618749
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Microsoft Visual Studio. NET written by Brian Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET is a pivotal product in the history of programming tools, since it brings together multiple languages that can interoperate in the Microsoft .NET Framework. This title offers an in-depth examination of the architecture of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET to help professional developers get the most out of its capabilities. It drills down into the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment (IDE), code editors, application design, and project management tools. It also covers features that allow developers to use Visual Studio .NET with their favorite programming tools. By the end of this book, developers will understand what Visual Studio .NET is and how and why it works as it does, learn how to maximize their productivity with it, and know how to customize its tools and environment to suit the projects at hand.

Author : Lars Powers
Publisher : Sams Publishing
ISBN 13 : 013413320X
Total Pages : 2786 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Unleashed written by Lars Powers and published by Sams Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 2786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 empowers you to write next-generation applications for any modern environment: mobile, web, cloud, universal Windows 10/8.x, database, and beyond. This end-to-end deep dive will help working developers squeeze maximum productivity out of Microsoft’s powerful new toolset. The authors combine authoritative and detailed information about Microsoft’s latest IDE, with extensive insights and best practices drawn from decades of development experience. Developers will quickly get comfortable with Visual Studio 2015’s updated interface, master its new capabilities, leverage its extensive new support for open standards, and discover multiple opportunities to leverage its .NET 4.6 platform and language improvements. By focusing entirely on Visual Studio 2015 Professional, the authors go deeper into Microsoft’s core product than ever before. You’ll find expert coverage of everything from debugging through deploying to Azure, IDE extension and automation through cross-platform mobile development. Throughout, this book’s focus is relentlessly practical: how to apply Microsoft’s tools to build better software, faster. Detailed information on how to... Master Visual Studio 2015’s updated interface and key tools: Solutions, Projects, Browsers, Explorers, Editors, and Designers to improve productivity Develop robust cross-platform mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android using Apache Cordova templates for Visual Studio Use the new ASP.NET 5 to build modern web solutions that run on Windows, Mac, or Linux Develop Single Page Applications (SPAs) based on HTML5 and rich client-side JavaScript frameworks such as Knockout, AngularJS, Bootstrap, and more Accelerate cloud development with the Azure SDK, QuickStart templates, and Azure management portal Create mobile service solutions using ASP.NET Web API and WCF Streamline data development across multiple platforms with Entity Framework 7 Develop modern Microsoft Office business applications Perform robust, automated unit testing as you code, increasing your confidence in changes and refactoring Extend the VS 2015 IDE and Code Editor by creating custom, productivity-enhancing solutions Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672337369 as they become available.